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haematoma

British  
/ ˌhiːməˈtəʊmə, ˌhɛm- /

noun

  1. pathol a tumour of clotted or partially clotted blood

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He had surgery the same day to reduce an intracranial haematoma.

From BBC Jan. 2, 2025

"The knock he took resulted in a haematoma," England captain Ben Stokes said.

From BBC Jan. 31, 2024

The Buseyisms, like his tics and other mannerisms, go back to his life-changing motorbike accident and subsequent brain surgery for a subdural haematoma, during which he says he briefly died.

From The Guardian May 28, 2020

She sustained a traumatic brain injury which resulted in a subdural haematoma and a left temporal contrecoup injury.

From The Guardian Dec. 9, 2018

The loss of tissue in both ears was due to haematoma and dry gangrene, which, however, had ceased when the photograph was taken.

From Darwin, and After Darwin, Volume 2 Post-Darwinian Questions: Heredity and Utility by George John Romanes

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